The new Marine Atlas for Scotland is a colourful map based assessment of the condition of Scotland's seas. It has sections on the Minches and on the Hebrides, and has chapters which describe Physical Characteristics such as weather and climate, currents and circulation, waves and sea level; Clean and Safe with subjects such as hazardous substances, biological effects of contaminants, marine litter; Healthy and Biologically Diverse covering protected areas, commercial fish and shellfish stocks, seals, cetaceans, seabirds; Productive which describes economy of core marine sector, aquaculture, fishing, salmon and sea trout fishing, historic environment and cultural heritage, coastal protection and flood defences, renewable energy; and Climate Change.